juicy colorful sketchbooks

i like his full use of the page and the great color. nice combo of collage and srawing, too. nice composition. the illustrators name is David Kilpatrick. his figures look weak. but i enjoy his exploration of mark making. (ht: drawn)

portraits online

National Portrait Gallery's Modern American Portrait Drawing Exhibit

business of illustration

This article called Can You Make a Living as an Illustrator by Paul Mirocha talks about the business plan and gives a sample budget. informative.

link snack

A report that surveyed the demographics of Art Critics...hmmm, i wonder how many Christians in that pool? my guess slash opinion is "not enough".

The "making of" the daily comic strip For Better or For Worse. Nicely documented. (HT: drawn)

recent interests

Jenny Kroik's lovely collage. note her painting ability. i'm especially enchanted by her plant treatment in the illustration titled "Peas". ht: drawn.

and the links from my recommendations on the Na blog: ("what i'm into this week")
+ freshly picked blueberries from the pick-your-own farm down the street

+linoleum and wood relief printmaking. so far i prefer the expressive marks i can make with the linoleum over the precision that the wood seems to favor. i have a lot to learn from the german expressionists. here is where i'm being schooled.

+dry point etching on copper plates. trying it out for the first time. the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) website has some gorgeous examples of drypoint , mostly done by Rembrandt. inspiring and informative.

+the creative process. especially in a group setting. IDEO does it so well.

+My Name is Asher Lev by Chiam Potok. a fiction account of a young boy with artistic talent, Asher Lev, growing up in a hasidic jewish family and community. i love it when his uncle tells him that his artistic gift is from the Master of the Universe. (yessss!) When Asher takes his mother to the museum and asks who the man in the paintings is, she responds, "Where your painting has brought me, Asher. To Jesus." Though she thought that a bad thing i think it pretty wonderful...art bringing people to Jesus.

couple goodies

• julia, have you heard of this guy? Mis-printed type sounds right up your alley.
• Illustrator Joe Ciardiello. hmmm, lots of implied-dotted-dashed lines. lovely. (oh, an the water color colors are lovely too!)

recent finds

• have you seen the re-design of design observer? my favorite "observed" items (previously mentioned) are now on a permanant column.
• here's a good post on images replacing letters on logos. ht: design observer
• i don't entirely understand, but the flickr photos from this gallery of art in berlin are pretty super.
• kyle, you were talking about performance art...have you seen Improv Everywhere?
• this little article on IDEO gives an overview of their innovation process. by the way, i'm a big fan of their latest book, The Ten Faces of Innovation. and here are more related articles.
• peter and hannah might be interested in this article on sustainable design.

inspiring sketchbooks

wow, these sketchbooks get me inspired and excited to draw! They belong to Swedish designer/3D artist/architect/cartoonist Mattias Adolfsson. ht: drawn, of course.

more stumbles

• Kreatory Studio: nice logos...
• Swick Creative
  
• okay, so everybody's doing the symmetrical ornament flying from behind the character thing. but this guy, Hydro 74, does it nicely.
• YouareSoLastYear hip, even if self-proclaimed-so
• Incredible video of the beauty of the motion of rubber balls. Design Observer pointed me to this.
• Sports equipment fun. ht: design observer
  

recently stumbled upon

• K-Create - web designer i stumbled upon. this guy appreciattes good ornament. i especially like this one. Note the nice use of illustration!
  
• and i dont know much about web design, admittedly. but i like how dense this flash animation is. and of course the hand drawn stuff.
• on a different kind of note, this guy reviewed part of a Steve Turner book re: Chritians and the arts. some good dicussion, i think.
• Check out the art show pics in the Neighborhood section of the Na weblog site. my painting even made it, as well as me drawing my hand.
  

Links for Drew

on creativity, design, etc.

• drawn.ca - one of my favorites. a daily dose of illustration links
• design observer - scroll down to any post thats called "observed" with a roman numeral. these are super links to a wide range of goodies. these guys are pros, I like their taste.
• designers who blog - gives a quick overview so you dont have to click too much.
• check out this innovative product post on pingmag.jp (yes as in japan)

MoBiA Rouault show

We saw this little Rouault show this weekend in Manhattan at MoBiA. His sorrow is striking in this collection of prints.

There was one clown in particular that rocked my world. (alas i cant find a pic of it on the internet)

Oh, and the Museum of Biblical Art is free! Thanks to some generous patrons. I was disappointed that there was no permanent collection, but the space was great and exhibit shown very nicely.

BODIES...The Exhibition

Evidently there are other variations on the previously mentioned idea. in ny this weekend i saw an ad on the subway for this: BODIES...The Exhibition

Muscles exposed

A couple of my friends are in philly today at this show at the Franklin Institute, Body Worlds. Basically, real human bodies have been put through a special preservation process so that you can see all the muscles exposed and "in action". Oh how I'd love to draw from these. Kinda like drawing from a cadaver without the smell?

9th annual worldwide sketchcrawl

hey come join us. on april 22nd. we'll start 10am at the hisrshhorn sculpture gallery and then "crawl" our way around with sketchbooks in tow. check out the latest at the forum here.

online fun

Moma Red Studio - Targeted at teens, but pretty entertaining for the rest of us nerds who like to draw stuff online.

CRUNCH time inspiration

Artist Michael Cutlip - Inspiring expeimentation with materials. wish we could see closer up on these pics.

Painter Monica Cook - here bird series is similar to a concentration. interesting background textures and variation. lovely self portraiture with a strong light.

(both from judy AP listserv)

Perpsective tutorial

here's a clear explanation with good diagrams for Basic Perspective. Its shows 1, 2 & 3 point perspective. aimed at an adult audience, i think.

Rednosed

oh my. art is good. please check out this incredible 3D illustration, the Red Nose Studio.

His rep's site has additional info including a great sketchbook and more images.

links for my students

Rachel, this one's for you: Artnatomy (found from Drawn) shows facial structures with some animation. Pretty cool.

Pixel tile machine. Maybe you'll even want to make your own tshirt from here.

a great way to learn about art careers or even art schools is to find people in that field and research their bio to find out their influences. So check out these Pixar animators.